NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 75 



available for the construction of walks, sewers, water-lines and 

 roads was only $125,000.00, it was necessary that some of the 

 work done should be on a much cheaper basis than was desirable. 

 The walks constructed in that year cost only twelve cents per 

 square foot, and therefore they were not of a permanent char- 

 acter. There being no money available with which to properly 

 under-drain them, nor for the laying of first-class telford 

 macadam, these walks were found, in early winter and early 

 spring, to be seriously afifected by alternations of freezing and 

 thawing, and often became muddy on the surface. The Board 

 of Estimate having granted funds for the reconstruction of these 

 walks, the materials in them were removed, utilized in various 

 ways elsewhere, and the old walks were entirely rebuilt of twelve- 

 inch telford macadam, thoroughly under-drained, and provided 

 with catch-basins. 



Ne-cv JValks. — In addition to the reconstruction of old walks, 

 quite an amount of work was done in the construction of new 

 walks, particularly around the Small-Mammal and Ostrich 

 Houses. A new line was constructed leading from the x\ntelope 

 House north on the axial line of that building, to connect with 

 the two new buildings, and make their open-air yards accessible 

 to visitors. A fine concrete approach, 18 feet wide, was con- 

 .structed from the Sea Lion Pool to the Bear Dens. This was 

 made necessary by the very steep grade of the hill, which renders 

 it impossible to maintain a satisfactory walk of telford macadam. 

 A concrete walk 14 feet wide was constructed in front of the 

 Reptile House, leading from the Sea Lion Pool to the Wild Tur- 

 keys' Enclosure. 



Asiatic Deer Barn and Ranges. — On a prominent elevation 

 immediately west of the Aquatic Birds' House, there was erected 

 during the year a spacious and well-appointed shelter barn, de- 

 signed to accommodate a collection representing the species of 

 Asiatic deer. This building was completed and occupied in 

 October, and it is believed that it may well be taken as a model 

 structure for such collections as it will accommodate. It is now 

 completely filled, and contains eight species of deer. 



Harriman Alaskan House and Totem Pole. — At the expense 

 of Mr. Edward H. Harriman, the very fine Totem Pole and 

 House originally constructed by the Tlinkit Indians at Cape 

 Fox, Alaska, and in 1899 brought to the Zoological Park as Mr. 

 Harriman's gift, was erected between the north end of the 

 Aquatic Mammals' Pond and the Wild Turkeys' Enclosure. 

 These two objects together form a very striking and instructive 



